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After weeks of prepping for your big holiday dinner and decorating your home for the season, you\u2019re finally ready to welcome your family in from out of town to celebrate the next couple of days together. Now, you feel as though there\u2019s nothing left to get in your way or ruin the special occasion, so you can finally relax. As you wait on the arrival of your family\u2019s flights, you reach down to snack on some homemade caramel candies you made. As you bite into one, you realize it didn\u2019t set the way you wanted it to, and it was hard as a rock. Not a second later, you notice your mouth feels different, like there\u2019s an extra gap in your smile that wasn\u2019t there before. Read on to learn what to do during this holiday dental disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Easing Discomfort From a Dental Emergency At Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing a dental emergency<\/a> just as you\u2019re preparing to wind down and enjoy your holiday celebrations can feel like a complete disaster of a situation. Instead of panicking, it\u2019s important to be prepared. You\u2019re on a time-crunch because you don\u2019t want to miss picking your family up from the airport, but you have such terrible tooth sensitivity that you can\u2019t focus on anything else. Here are some tips to hold you over until you can get to your emergency dentist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n